Immigration

             Ellis Island was the first federal immigration station in the United States. It first opened in 1892 in the upper New York harbor by the statue of liberty. Then sadly ended in 1954. There were twelve million immigrates that had used the Ellis Island immigration system. Over the years, Ellis Island connected with three more Islands with a lot of structures, with a large hospital and a contagious disease ward. Ellis Island was known as the largest immigration system in human history. In 1954, Ellis Island was closed and was not used until 1965 when President Johnson added it to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, under the jurisdiction of the National Park service. There was a immigration museum that opened in 1990.
             Most people who went through the Ellis Island immigration system were steerage class residents. The first and second class passengers were allowed to pass inspection aboard ship and to go directly ashore. Only steerage passengers had to take the ferry to Ellis Island for inspection there. Some people got really lucky and their inspection was very quick and it was about three to five hours while waiting for friends or relatives. On the other hand some people weren't very lucky and had to stay there for a day or more. The inspection was pretty simple, but at times hard. People first had to go to the baggage room where some immigrants refused to leave their bags for fear they might be stolen. After the baggage room they had to go upstairs where they had the registry room for a whirlwind medical exam. Men and women went into two different lines where they had to be checked by doctors for over 60 possible diseases. The doctors had to look for rashes, spinal injuries, pregnancy, and they also checked the immigrants for any mental illnesses. The people with the found diseases had a chalk mark on their clothing and removed from the line for further examination. After the year 1917, a c
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